Men's Soccer Ranked Second in the Nation
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July 27, 1998
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team has been picked No. 2 in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in its 1998 preseason poll. The Cavaliers’, who posted a 19-4-3 record last season, are one of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams to be ranked in the top 25, along with No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Clemson and No. 14 Duke.
In addition to Maryland, Clemson and Duke, Virginia will face four other teams which are ranked in the preseason poll. The Cavaliers are set to face No. 5 American, No. 18 William & Mary and No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth, in addition to taking on No. 9 St. John’s in an exhibition game.
The Cavaliers are ranked behind only UCLA, which defeated UVa 2-0 in last season’s NCAA title game. Virginia returns seven starters from last year’s squad, including two-time All-American Matt Chulis (Central Islip, N.Y.) and 1997 ACC Rookie of the Year Jason Moore (Lawrenceville, Ga.).
1998 NSCAA Preseason Men’s Top 25
Rank School 1997 Record Points 1. UCLA 22-2-0 320 2. VIRGINIA 19-4-3 299 3. Indiana 23-1-0 293 4. Saint Louis 16-5-4 268 5. American 17-4-4 247 6. Southern Methodist 19-2-1 246 7. Washington 15-3-2 197 8. South Carolina 16-3-1 179 9. St. John's 18-4-2 174 10. Creighton 16-5-1 166 11. Maryland 16-6-1 157 12. Clemson 11-7-3 153 13. South Florida 13-7-2 121 14. Duke 15-5-0 91 15. Bowling Green 18-6-0 60 16. Dartmouth 10-4-4 57 17. Florida International 14-6-1 54 18. William & Mary 14-6-2 52 19. Rutgers 14-7-2 46 20. Georgetown 15-7-0 40 21. Stanford 13-5-2 36 22. Boston University 14-6-2 19 23. Southwest Missouri State 13-5-3 18 24. Virginia Commonwealth 15-4-4 15 25. UNC Charlotte 12-7-2 7